Lena Waithe On 'Queen And Slim,' A Black Lives Matter Odyssey The screenwriter's new movie is about a black couple who shoot a white police officer in self-defense during a routine traffic stop.

Lena Waithe's "Queen & Slim" stars Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith as a couple on the run. But she says they're no black Bonnie and Clyde.

Queen & Slim By Paula Rogo · Updated October 23, 2020 Lena Waithe’s newest project, dubbed “the Black Bonnie & Clyde” in film circles, is finally getting a release date — and we have the ...

Later that month, Waithe and Mayo announced their separation just two months after the Queen and Slim writer revealed she had ...

On Thursday, stars flocked to Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre for the world premiere of Melina Matsoukas and Lena Waithe‘s Queen & Slim at AFI Fest.. The film, co-written by James Frey ...

At 40, Lena Waithe already has an impressive legacy, ... She wrote the film Queen & Slim and was a producer on the movie Dear White People. But for me, Waithe's real triumph is The Chi.

Having created a long-running, hit series like The Chi, earned an Emmy for her work writing on Master of None, and written/produced buzzy blockbusters like Queen & Slim, among many other projects ...

Lena Waithe, who has been there every! step! of the way! through the grueling Wicked press tour and multiple awards ceremonies like the 2025 Golden Globes—not to mention by Cynthia’s side ...

Lena Waithe and Cynthia Erivo pose at the opening night of “Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along” on Broadway at The Hudson Theater on October 8, 2023 in New York City. Cynthia Erivo ...

Black Hollywood were out for the Queen & Slim screenings that filmmakers Lena Waithe and Melina Matsoukas held around the country this week.. The duo’s first feature film made its first stop a ...